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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






2. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






3. Where can you get more vitamin D?






4. Sources of fats






5. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






6. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






7. What is normal albumin levels?






8. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






9. The higher the BMR a client has --






10. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






11. How many calories/gram is protein?






12. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






13. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






14. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






15. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






16. Name six sources of grains






17. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






18. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






19. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






20. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






21. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






22. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






23. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






24. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






25. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






26. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






27. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






28. What is normal BMI?






29. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






30. What is RDA of protein?






31. What foods have high quality protein?






32. Fats can lead to some medical problems






33. What type of people need extra protein?






34. What are healthy sources of fats?






35. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






36. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






37. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






38. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






39. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






40. What does DASH stand for?






41. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






42. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






43. What is the function of vitamin E?






44. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






45. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






46. When does BMR decrease?






47. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






48. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






49. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






50. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?